It’s not a matter of if the Mill Street Market will open, but when. The 11,000-square-foot facility is currently under construction in Hastings and will combine local food access, entrepreneurship, ...
The Rutland Township Board of Trustees remains divided, again voting 4-3 to approve the first read­ing of a resolution to cede planning authority over the proposed con­struction of a Meijer store to a ...
The DNR is again teaming up with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the U.S. Coast Guard for Operation Dry Water, July 3-5. Operation Dry Water is part of a year- round ...
A steal of home clinched the softball championship for the Maple Valley girls. The Maple Valley girls took an 8-7 walk-off win over Saranac in the bottom of the seventh inning of the championship game ...
Margaret had saved diligently for decades. Every paycheck, a portion went toward her retirement account. Then, the day finally came: she retired. Suddenly, the hardest part wasn’t the saving. It was ...
The May 6 Women’s Giving Circle meeting took place at the YMCA Camp Algonquin. Members meet quarterly to learn about Barry County nonprofit orga­nizations and contribute to one, voted on by members ...
Last week, while in my office, I felt a gentle prompting from the Lord to get my car washed — a seemingly simple task, but it carried purpose. At the wash, the young man working looked bur­dened. I ...
As America celebrates its 250th an­niversary, it’s a great time to reexamine the vision that led to this new nation conceived in liberty. Nobody did this better than the great Michigan political ...
There was not a whole lot of time for fishing for Reva Aukerman over the years, making a dairy farm work with her husband Don Aukerman and family, but she always liked to when she could. Now 87 years ...
A trio of Hastings students have recently been named to Ka­lamazoo College’s Dean’s List. Kalamazoo College congrat­ulates Brianna Barnes, Toby Comensoli and Joseph McLean, who earned Dean’s List ...
Few generations have left a larger footprint on American life than the Baby Boomers. Born between 1946 and 1964, this generation emerged in the years immediately following World War II, when a strong ...
A member of the Barry County Board of Commissioners helped break the news of possible devel­opments at the Hastings City/Barry County Airport, including the potential expansion of one business and the ...